Oil-can.



B. F. DU PONT & J. J. DALY.

vOIL CAN.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.2B, 1911.

1,006,923. Patented 0013.24, 1911.

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B. P. DU PONT & J. J. DALY.

OIL CAN.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN.28,1911.

Patented Oct. 24, 1911.

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. UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFTE BENJAMIN E. DU roN'r, 01? JAcKsoNvILLE, AND JOHN J. DALY, OF NEW BERLIN,

, FLORIDA.

OIL-CAN.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, BENJAMIN F. DU PoN'r and JOHN J. DALY, citizens of the United States of America, residing at J acksonville and New Berlin, respectively, in the county of Duval and State of Florida, have invented new and useful Improvements in Oil-Cans, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to oil cans of that class which are'known as squirt cans and which are provided with a resilient bottom by flexing which the contents of the can may be expelled when the can is held in an inverted position with the spout turned down.

One object of the present invention is to construct a can with a spout adapted to telescope within the body of the can for convenience in packing or storing.

Another object of the invention is to construct a can having a slidable or telescoping spout with a valve member adapted to obstruct the opening of the spout when telescoped to prevent leakage of the contents.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for retaining the spout when telescoped within the can, thereby also hold ing the obstructing valve upon its seat.

Further objects of the invention are to simplify and improve the construction and operation of an oil can of the character above set forth.

With these and other ends in view which will readily appear as the nature of the in vention is better understood, the same consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement and combination of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and preferred form of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited, but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of the claims may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawings,Figure l is a perspective view of an oil can constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View showing the spout telescoped within the can. Fig. 4 is a view partly in perspective and partly in section of the cap of the improved can.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 24., 1911.

Application filed January 28, 1911. Serial No. 605,223.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 55 in Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view of the cap illustrating a slightly modified construction.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by like characters of reference.

The body 1 of the improved oil can which may be of any suitable conventional shape is provided with a resilient member 2 which in the present instance constitutes the bottom of the oil receptacle and which may be flexed in the usual well known manner to expel the contents. It is desired to be understood that in some forms the flexible member may constitute one side ,of the oil can.

The body 1 is provided with a screw threaded neck 3 for the reception of the cap 4, which is provided in the underside thereof with an annular groove 5 for the reception of a washer 6, The cap is also provided with an interior annular groove 7 for the reception of packing 8 whereby a tight joint is formed bet-ween the cap and the spout 9 which is slidably mounted in the cap so that, when the cap is in positiolrupon the body of the oil can, the spout may be telescoped within the latter, as clearly seen in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The spout is pr0- vided near its inner end with an obstruction, such as an out-turned lug 10 to limit its outward movement with reference to the cap and the body of the can.

The spout 9 is provided near its outer end with an annular constriction or contracted portion 11 affording a seat for a valve consisting of a ball 12, which is mounted upon a resilient support consisting of a U-shaped spring 13, one arm of which is terminally connected with the cap 4, while the other arm which carries the valve extends within the tubular spout 9, as clearly seen in Figs. 2 and 3. It will be seen that the ball valve 12 is supported in the path of the constricted seat portion 11 so that the latter, when the tube is telescoped within the can or receptacle will be engaged and obstructed by the valve, which latter, being supported resiliently in the manner shown, will yield slightly under the impact of the seat portion of the spout. A spring 14 secured exteriorly upon the cap is adapted to engage the exterior annular groove formed by the constricted portion 11 when the spout is telescoped within the can, thus looking or rebe telescoped within the can which may thus taining the spout within the can and at the same time securing the valve in a seated or obstructed position.

The exact construction of the device may 5 be modified in various ways. Thus, in Figs.

2, 3 and 4 the valve carrying spring 13 has been shown as being connected with the lower edge of the tubular cap 4:. In Fig. 6 of the drawings the spring, here designated 13, is shown as being secured eXteriorly upon the cap, here designated 1, said cap being formed with an enlarged threaded portion 15 to engage the interiorly threaded neck 3 of the can.

The cap 4 is preferably made of suflicient length to afford a guide for the telescoping spout, and said cap for this reason necessarily projects somewhat within the can. To prevent the inwardly extending portion from obstructing the flow of oil, the cap and spout are provided with registering apertures 16, 17 as clearly seen in Figs. 2 and 3.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings hereto annexed, the operation and advantages of the invent-ion will be understood. Oil cans of ordinary construction are frequently destroyed by the spout being bent or broken, owing to the extent to which the spout necessarily projects beyond the body of the can. When tilted or upset oil cans of ordinary construction are also liable to leak, and articles lying nearby are thus frequently injured or ruined.

the present invention the spout may be conveniently packed in. small space, and when the spout is thus withdrawn within the can, the latter is less liable to be upset. Even if upset no leakage will take place because the spout will be effectually obstructed by the valve.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. An oil can having a detachable tubular cap, a spout slidably engaging said cap and having a constricted portion forming an in terior valve seat and an exterior annular groove, a valve disposed in the path of the seat, resilient supporting means for the valve connected with and carried by the cap,

and a spring member upon the cap adapted to engage the exterior annular groove to retain the spout in retracted position.

2. An oil can, a slidably supported spout adapted to telescope within the can, resiliently supported valve means to obstruct the flow of oil through the spout when the latter is retracted within the can, and resilient holding means to retain the spout against outward movement when retracted, said holding means serving also to maintain the valve in engagement with the resiliently supported valve.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN F. DU PONT. JOHN J. DALY.

Witnesses:

J. S. WARNER, J. E. IwANoWsKI.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. C. 

